This is an analysis of the poem Study that begins with:

Somewhere the long mellow note of the blackbird
Quickens the unclasping hands of hazel, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXcX dedebb fdfgfgXhXhcaca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011010010 1001001010 1101101111 111010111 1010111100 11111110 1011101110 01001011001 110110010010 11011010001 1011100111 1111 11011010010 1011001111 10110010010 101101101 1011101010 1010110111 1111011 101000111 111101100 11101111 11011111 101011111 11111001 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 362
  • Average number of words per stanza: 66
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; for, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Study;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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